{Reference Type}: Letter {Title}: Colonial and Neocolonial Barriers to Companion Digital Humans in Africa. {Author}: Cordeiro-Rodrigues L; {Journal}: Hastings Cent Rep {Volume}: 54 {Issue}: 3 {Year}: 2024 May {Factor}: 4.298 {DOI}: 10.1002/hast.1594 {Abstract}: This letter responds to the essay "Digital Humans to Combat Loneliness and Social Isolation: Ethics Concerns and Policy Recommendation," by Nancy S. Jecker, Robert Sparrow, Zohar Lederman, and Anita Ho, in the January-February 2024 issue of the Hastings Center Report.